Early Life and Career
Christopher was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to an English mother and Canadian father, was raised and educated in Catholic schools in Los Angeles.
At the age of 8 he became intrigued after discovering a magic book at the local library. It was at this same time that the television series “The Magician” starring Bill Bixby was on the air and further fueled his passion for magic.
At sixteen, after an extensive audition and interview process, Christopher was accepted into the Magic Castle’s elite junior program. As a teenager, Hart earned extra money working in a cemetery as a grave digger and was nicknamed Lurch due to his tall, lanky frame. Soon realizing that it was a dead-end job, Christopher accepted a position demonstrating tricks at Hollywood Magic, the largest West Coast magic shop.
Working in Hollywood gave Christopher the opportunity to meet and perform before the likes of Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson, Muhammad Ali, and Harry Anderson. As Christopher’s reputation grew he soon came to the attention of David Copperfield. In fact, Hart’s first introduction to Las Vegas came before he was old enough to gamble, when he went to work for Copperfield as a Magic Roadie. Impressed with Hart’s knowledge and expertise in the field of magic, Copperfield continued to use Christopher on several more live and television shows including the Great Wall of China special.
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